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The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 51

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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51
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Weekend MOVIES Pleasant Enough Go! men had to take him by the hand and lead him out. I think that was one of the best moments for us. Their Keep By Giving Us The Creeps When a 1 950s sitcom gets a touch of the '90s, things stop being simply black and white in "Pleasantville." Review, Page 6 Friendship Dan Dennis in the Bricktown Haunted Warehouse. How do you prepare for your big scene? There are a lot of differ you prepare tor ent acting methods gGIo By Sandi Davis Staff Writer October is a big month for monsters. we use.

First came "Simon Birch" and now 'The Mighty," another movie about the relationship of nEBNHwSHBBHB mmmm two unlikely friends. Review, Page 5 Some mentally go back to They come out from their hiding places in swamps, under bridges, shadowy corners where no one goes. It's the time they socialize, drink coffee or the liquid of their choice, collect a paycheck and do what they do best scare the living daylights out of any human who is unlucky enough to pass their way. The 30 or so monsters at the Bricktown Haunted Warehouse agreed to talk about their work, if we'd keep their identities secret. They'd be humiliated in front of their friends if a mere mortal would recognize them.

How do you guys find these jobs? Oh, we look in the newspapers for want ads, and while some monsters are rookies in the scare game, many of us have been here for years. It's what we live for. I mean, what can a respectable monster do the rest of the year? Flip burgers? (i: Besides the paycheck, what do you get out of this job? Have you ever seen the face of a really scared human? We know when we have a live one on the way because the screams just get louder the closer they get. When they pass you, you just keep going at them. It is a point of honor among monsters not to actually touch the humans as they pass, but we can get really close.

Ideally, if we can get the human to ball up in a corner and shake, we've done our job. We also like the domino effect when girls especially try to run away and run right into the group behind them. When they can't go anywhere but forward, we've got them. O- Don't euvs set scared, too? MUSIC Shania's Coming Are you ready for coun try singer Shania Twain? She comes to Oklahoma their heyday and replay their favorite scenes over and over. Others of us like to impro vise every nighti see where the mood takes us.

Then there are some who have never progressed past their movie star days and try to hotdog and take all the spot City on Wednesday. In Tune, Page 2 light We have little fmeetings for these Oh-yeah. we had a college football player who, literally ETC. On the Web Check out the Edge online at www.oklahoman.comedge iroze iniront ot-jyucnaei myersana wqjuargaqcmoye; ine.guy wan iusr creatures every 'blisters. Page 3 Stadium Seating In Every Auditorium 20 Wall-to-Wall Screens rComfortable Highback Loungers Cupholder Armrests Digital Stereo Sound Three Large Concession Stands 8 Computerized Box Office With Up To 4 Day Advance Ticketing Jumpers Video Arcade Handicap Accessible Also Featuring Cinemark's Own EATS Hollywood-Themed Coffee Bar (f Restaurant 1 COMMEMORATIVE TINSELTOWN T-SHIRT TO THE FIRST 1,000 TICKET BUYERS! TODAY (1083) ONLV Oklahoma City 6001 MLK Blvd.

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